Pasadena City Board of Education v. Spangler, 427 U.S. 424 (1976), was a United States Supreme Court case.
| Pasadena City Board of Education v. Spangler | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Argued April 27–28, 1976 Decided June 28, 1976 | |
| Full case name | Pasadena City Board of Education, et al. v. Spangler, et al. |
| Citations | 427 U.S. 424 (more) 96 S. Ct. 2697; 49 L. Ed. 2d 599; 1976 U.S. LEXIS 77 |
| Holding | |
| The District Court exceeded the limits of its power and authority in refusing to modify a desegregation order. | |
| Court membership | |
| |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Burger, Stewart, White, Blackmun, Powell |
| Dissent | Marshall, joined by Brennan |
| Stevens took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Parties and litigants
editPhil C. Neal argued the cause for petitioners; with him on the briefs were Lee G. Paul, Peter D. Collisson, Robert G. Lane, Philip B. Kurland, and Alan L. Unikel.
Fred Okrand argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents Spangler et al. Solicitor General Bork argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Pottinger, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, and Brian K. Landsberg.[1]
Raymond B. Witt, Jr., filed a brief for the Board of Education of Chattanooga, Tenn., as amicus curiae. [427 U.S. 424, 427]
References
edit- ^ Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed by Vilma Socorro Martínez and Morris J. Baller for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; by Nathaniel R. Jones, William L. Taylor, Paul R. Dimond, William E. Caldwell, Norman J. Chachkin, Thomas D. Barr, John W. Douglas, J. Harold Flannery, Albert E. Jenner, Jr., Milan C. Miskovsky, Whitney North Seymour, and Chesterfield Smith for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al.; by Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit III, Charles Stephen Ralston, Drew S. Days III, and Melvin Leventhal for the N. A. A. C. P. Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.; by Ralph J. Moore, Jr., Richard M. Sharp, David Rubin, Peter T. Galiano, and Horace Wheatley for the National Education Assn. et al.; and by Nathaniel S. Colley for the Western Regional Office, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et al.
External links
edit- Text of Pasadena City Board of Education v. Spangler, 427 U.S. 424 (1976) is available from: Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)
 | This article related to the Supreme Court of the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |